Gondola Ride

Chapter 4 - DAY 25 - Venice

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October 1st 2011
VENICE WALKING TOUR After a hearty breakfast we jumped into our taxi boats and headed for St Marks Square. It was another early start to avoid the crowds. Our local guide was a Frenchwomen and she was good fun, she joked with the group and her fiery French temperament surfaced a couple of times – particularly when she saw an unauthorised guide taking a small group of tourists around! We started ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more